Beauty was Everything at the Ballet by Karen Backstein During the second week of New York City Ballet’s run of The Sleeping Beauty, a trio of…
Confidence by Leigh Witchel Mira Nadon stepped out onstage for her debut as Aurora as if nothing could go wrong. And…
Beauty with a Blemish … or Two by Karen Backstein With plenty of pink and roses galore, the New York City Ballet awakened The Sleeping Beauty for…
A Touch of Politics, a Touch of Play by Karen Backstein The ruler of the realm in New York City Ballet’s Contemporary Choreography 2 program was its 500th…
The Truth in Front of Our Eyes by Leigh Witchel Alexei Ratmansky’s The Naked King is both daring and modest in ambition. Based on a Hans Christian…
Revelations from the Diaspora by Karen Backstein The Alvin Ailey Dance Company’s City Center season, its first under new Artistic Director Alicia Graf Mack,…
The Rewind-Up by Leigh Witchel New York City Ballet offered another combination of the New Combinations program. With the exception of Tiler…
Golden Boy, Golden Girl by Leigh Witchel You don’t need blond hair to be the golden child. You just need fortune to smile on…
Ensemble by Leigh Witchel The Masters at Work quadruple bill at New York City Ballet felt almost like a team-building exercise.…
New Combinations, Classic Trio by Karen Backstein New York City Ballet called Saturday night’s program New Combinations, but only one of the four works…
